Resilient pad for use in conjunction with horseshoes



FjJ. MARSH 2,126,904 RESILIENT PAD FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH HORSESHOES Aug. 16, 1938.

Filed Aug. 9, 1937 Patented Aug. 16, 1938 UNITED STATES RESILIENT PAD FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH HORSESHOES Frederick James Marsh, Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand Application August 9, 1937, Serial No. 158,187 In New Zealand August 18, 1936 4 Claims.

This invention relates to shoes for horses, more particularly race-horses and the like.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a novel and simple device adapted for attachment to the hoof in conjunction with the ordinary metal shoe, and whereby a certain amount of resilience may be afforded to cushion the rear portion of the foot and frog when coming in contact with hard ground.

In carrying this object into effect the present invention consists briefiy of a pad of suitably resilient rubber designed to underlie the rear portion of the hoof and the frog and extend across the spaces between such parts, there being embedded in the pad, in the process of its manufacture, a metal plate the two end portions of which emerge from the rubber at the lateral terminations of the latter and extend forwardly to be interlaid between the underside of the hoof and the rear portions of the metal shoe and to be transfixed by the rear nails of the latter.

In order that the nature of the invention and its construction may be clearly understood, it will now be fully described and explained with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:-

Fig. 1 shows a pad in accordance with the present invention as viewed from its upper side, or that which receives the foot,

Fig. 2 illustrates the underside of the pad mounted in place together with the metal shoe,

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan-view of the pad in a plane co-inciding with the upper surface of the plate and illustrating a preferred form of the latter, and,

Fig. 4 is a side-view showing a hoof with the pad and metal shoe mounted thereon.

As here shown I is a pad of suitably resilient rubber designed to underlie the rear portion of the hoof 2 and frog 3 and extend across the spaces intervening between such parts.

Embedded within the thickness of the said pad, in the process of its manufacture, is a metal plate 4 the two end portions of which emerge from the rubber at the lateral terminations 5 of the latter and extend forwardly to be interlaid between the underside of the hoof 2 and the rear portions of a metal shoe 6 and to be transfixed by the rear nails 1 of the latter.

In order to thus allow space for the portions of the pad underlying the rear parts of the hoof, the metal shoe 6 will terminate somewhat further from the rear than is ordinarily the custom, the ends 5 of the rubber from which the extremities of the embedded plate t emerge being adapted to be arranged in abutment with the rear terminals of the metal shoe, as shown in Fig. 2.

The metal plate i is formed at its intermediate part with an enlarged portion 4a shaped to conform generally to the contour of the frog 3 which such portion is adapted to underlie.

The portions of the pad which extend between the wall of the hoof and the frog are made of increased thickness to provide at the upper side formations la, (Fig. 1) designed to fit within the recesses which occur at such parts of the foot While at the intermediate part the upper side of the portion 2a of the plate is exposed, or covered with but a very slight film of rubber, in order to present a hard non-resilient surface to the frog.

In operation, in fitting the device, the rear portions of the metal shoe 5 underlying the extremities of the metal plate will be slightly bevelled or tapered at their upper sides to form a scarf joint with the correspondingly bevelled formation of the undersidesof the said parts of the plate, thus providing a true and flush surface to be received against the under surface of the wall of the hoof 2 and in which condition such parts are secured by the transfixing nails 7 driven into the hoof.

By reason of the provision of the parts la which fit within the recesses of the foot, the pad is rendered strong mechanically to withstand the severe strain imposed upon it when in use and in addition to which such parts assist materially in holding the pad securely in place. Again by the provision of the hard surface presented by the upper side of the portion ia of the plate to the frog, there will, be communicated to the latter, when the horse is in action, a firm pulsating pressure which is necessary, or desirable, in order to promote blood circulation of the foot.

I claim:

1. A pad for use in conjunction with a metal horseshoe, comprising a pad of suitably resilient rubber designed to underlie the rear portion of the hoof and the frog and terminating laterally in edges adapted for abutment with the rear terminals of said shoe, a metal plate embedded in said pad, the two extremities of said plate emerging from the rubber at said lateral terminations and being adapted to be interlaid between the underside of the hoof and the rear portions of said shoe and to be transfixed by the rear nails of the latter.

2. A pad for use in conjunction with a metal lu terial of the pad on the upper side of said plate is reduced in thickness to provide a hard surface in contact with said frog.

4. A pad for use in conjunction with a metal horseshoe, as defined in claim 1, characterized in that said plate at its intermediate part is formed with an enlarged portion shaped to conform generally to the contour of the frog which such portion is adapted to underlie.

FREDERICK JAMES MARSH. 

